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29. Rue de la Digue d'Ever. 



30. " Rempt du Lombard. 



31. Les trois Coins. 



32. Rue des Tanneurs. 



33. " Pre de I'hopital. 



34. " d'Aremberg. 



35. " de la%Sante. 



36. Longue rue du Mai. 



37. Rue des Arbaletriers. 



38. " des Agneaux. 



39. " de la Houblonniere. 



40. " de Jesus. 



41. " de x\rquebusiers. 

 42* " Sale. 



43. " du Chene. 



44. Courte Rue neuve. 



45. Longue Rue neuve. 



46. Rue Kipdorp. 



47. Marche V. Jacques. 



48. Rue St. Anne. 



49. " de I'Empereur. 



50. 

 51. 

 52. 

 53. 

 54. 

 55. 

 56. 

 57. 

 58. 

 59. 

 60. 

 61. 

 62. 



a. 



h. 



c. 



d. 



e. 



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Rue des Aveugles. 



" des Princes. 



" d'Hoboken. 



" Rouge. 



" de la Boutique 

 Verke Straet. 

 Rue de Venus. 

 Canal des Recolets. 

 Marche aux Bceufs. 

 Rue des Predicateurs. 



" de la Cuiller. 



" V. Roch. 



" de Mannao;eurs. 

 Theatre des Varietes. 

 Hopital Civil. 

 Ancien Arsenal. 

 Comedie. 



[ Maison de Rubens. 

 Poste aux lettres. 



18. Amsterdam {Plate 43). 



Amsterdam, the capital of the kingdom of the Netherlands, and especially 

 of the province of North Holland, and one of the most important places of 

 trade in Europe, is situated on the Amstel and the Bay of Y ; it is divided 

 by numerous canals (graghten) into ninety islands, which are united again 

 by 290 bridges. In 1840, its population amounted to 211,000, and now to 

 at least 225,000, amongst which are 46,000 Catholics, 35,000 Lutherans, 

 24,000 Jews (20,000 Germans and 4,000 Portuguese), 2000 Anabaptists, 

 &c. On account of the marshy soil, most of the houses (which amount to 

 the number of 27,000, with thirty-nine churches) are built on piles. Among 

 the canals, which impart so peculiar an appearance to this city, as well as 

 to all others in Holland, are the Heeren-, Keizers-, and Prinsengraght, with 

 the Cingel, all of which are planted with trees, and encircle the city in 

 parallel curves, and distinguished for their breadth (the Keizergraght is 140 

 feet wide), their length, and for the beauty of the buildings on their banks. 

 The most important and largest buildings are : the former City Hall, 

 built in 1648-1655, but now the royal palace, resting on 13,659 piles, 

 beautifully ornamented throughout the interior : it is 282 feet long, 235 

 broad, 116 high, with a spire 327 feet in elevation; near it, and likewise 

 on the Dam, is the new church, built on 6000 piles, with numerous monu- 

 ments of eminent men, especially of De Ruyter and Vondel ; the Reformed 

 Male and Female Hospital, 360 feet long, 230 feet broad, and adapted 

 for more than 600 persons ; the Trippen House, with a good collection of 



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